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General Category => Old Chesterfield => Topic started by: Slacker on June 20, 2012, 10:34:47 PM

Title: Old ABC posters
Post by: Slacker on June 20, 2012, 10:34:47 PM

Looking for concert I went to in mid 60s but just found these so far

(http://images.wolfgangsvault.com/the-walker-brothers/poster/memorabilia/ABC670408-PO.jpg)
(http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk/m621121c.jpg)

Title: Re: Old ABC posters
Post by: Slacker on June 20, 2012, 11:05:06 PM

Think Chesterfield on this tour may have been one I went to (Freddie & the Dreamers replace Joe Brown according to the Bradford website)
(http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk/m631118c.jpg)

Title: Re: Old ABC posters
Post by: Slacker on June 21, 2012, 06:38:06 AM

Any of the more mature members of this forum remember how frequently these multi-act concerts took place in the early to mid sixties? The best info I can find is the Bradford site but that is only of real interest if Chesterfield and Bradford were included on the same tour.
http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk (http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk)

I presume it wasn't until the "British Invasion" of USA that the nature of concerts changed and larger venues were built for the bigger names to play full concerts.

Title: Re: Old ABC posters
Post by: ~Aitch~ on June 22, 2012, 11:58:57 PM

Can't remember how frequently the shows were.  The only one I remember seeing at the ABC featured The Everly Brothers <3

Title: Re: Old ABC posters
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on June 26, 2012, 09:00:17 AM

I saw Cliff Richard around 1962, then Gerry and The Pacemakers sometime after, Ben E King was on one of those shows too but I can't recall which one.  Happy days! ;D

Title: Re: Old ABC posters
Post by: ~Aitch~ on June 26, 2012, 10:09:40 AM

I saw Cliff on that visit too .... but not at the ABC.   A small group of us skived school and found our way into the Portland Hotel where The Shadows and Cliff were staying.   :D